The supernatant was then harvested by centrifugation. Additional file 5: Table S4. Correlations between mast cell percentage and medical center pathological features of patients with gastric malignancy. (DOCX 20 kb) 40425_2019_530_MOESM5_ESM.docx (21K) GUID:?029549EB-693F-495A-A860-A7251073A66D Additional file Apixaban (BMS-562247-01) 6: Table S5. Correlations between mast cell number and medical center pathological features of patients with gastric malignancy. (DOCX 21 kb) 40425_2019_530_MOESM6_ESM.docx (21K) GUID:?9BA81C42-6091-45E2-8489-3CEB090D08FF Additional file 7: Physique S2. CXCL12-CXCR4 chemotaxis mediates mast cell migration and accumulation in GC tumors. (a) Expression of Ki-67 in tumor-infiltrating mast cells by gating on CD45+CD117+FcRI+ cells. Color histograms represent staining of Ki-67; black, isotype control. (b) Tumor-infiltrating tryptase+ mast cells and Ki-67+ cells were defined by immunofluorescence staining. Green, Tryptase; reddish, Ki-67; and blue, DAPI-stained nuclei. Level bars: 50?m. (c) Expression of CCR2, CCR4, CCR5, CCR7, CXCR1, CXCR2 and CXCR7 on tumor-infiltrating mast cells by gating on CD45+CD117+FcRI+ cells. Color histograms represent staining of chemokine receptors; black, isotype control. (d) Representative analysis of CXCL12-expressing (reddish) EpCam+ tumor cells (green) in tumor tissues of GC patients by immunofluorescence. Level bars: 20?m. (e) Expression of CD80 and CD86 in tumor-infiltrating mast cells by gating on CD45+CD117+FcRI+ cells. Color histograms represent staining of CD80 and CD86; black, isotype control. (TIF 5879 kb) 40425_2019_530_MOESM7_ESM.tif (5.7M) GUID:?9715D372-6C9F-42F6-9453-7A9FF0776E50 Additional file 8: Figure S3. Tumor-derived factor TNF- induces mast cells to express PD-L1. (a) Expression of 2B4, glactin-3, CTLA-4, and ICOSL on mast cells by gating on CD45+CD117+FcRI+ cells. Color histograms represent staining of 2B4, glactin-3, CTLA-4, and ICOSL; black, isotype control. (b) Expression of PD-L1 on hCBMCs exposed CCL4 to IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, IL-22, IL-23, M-CSF, G-CSF, IFN-, TGF- (100?ng/ml) for 24?h. black, isotype control. (c) Expression of TNF- receptor II (TNFRII) on tumor-infiltrating mast cells. Black, isotype control. (TIF 1497 kb) 40425_2019_530_MOESM8_ESM.tif (1.4M) GUID:?1829C2F7-D48C-418A-AA17-E846DDEA3031 Additional file 9: Figure S4. Tumor-derived TNF- activates NF-B pathway to induce PD-L1 expression on mast cells. (a) Expression of PD-L1 on hCBMCs exposed to 50% TTCS with or without U0126 (an ERK inhibitor), Wortmannin (a PI3K inhibitor), SB203580 (a MAPK Apixaban (BMS-562247-01) inhibitor), or SP600125 (a JNK inhibitor) for 24?h. black, Apixaban (BMS-562247-01) isotype control. (b) p44/42 and p-p44/42, Akt and p-Akt, p38 and p-p38, JNK and p-JNK in LAD2 cells exposed to TTCS with or without anti-TNF- antibody were analyzed by western blot. (TIF 1181 kb) 40425_2019_530_MOESM9_ESM.tif (1.1M) GUID:?1071A748-0298-4DCB-A159-E1023263A839 Additional file 10: Figure S5. Tumor-infiltrating and tumor-conditioned mast cells suppress T cell immunity through PD-L1. (a) CFSE-labeled peripheral CD3+ T cells of donors were co-cultured for 5?days with TTCS-, or NTCS-conditioned LAD2 cells with or without anti-PD-L1 antibody. Representative data and statistical analysis of T cell proliferation and IFN- production were shown (contamination, it has been one of the major causes of cancer death [2, 3]. Despite significant progress made in prevention, diagnose, and therapeutic options in recent Apixaban (BMS-562247-01) years [4, 5], many questions remain unanswered, especially the pathogenesis of GC. Nowadays, it is generally believed that the development and prognosis of GC are influenced by the cross-talk between tumors and host immune system [6, 7]. Previous studies have focused on the crucial role for adaptive immunity in determining the clinical outcomes of GC patients [8]. However, little is known about the role of innate immunity and innate immune cells during GC development and progression. Mast cells are a group of innate immune cells, which have profound immunomodulatory effects on tumor progression [9, 10], such as angiogenesis [11], tumor microenvironment reconstruction [12] and conversation with other immune cells [13]. At present, limited studies on mast cells in GC mainly focus on the correlation between the survival rate of GC patients and their GC mast cell infiltration by immunohistochemistry [14], and a few on the relationship between infiltrated mast cell density and local angiogenesis [15]. Overall, these studies suggest that mast cells may be a therapeutic target for GC. However, the phenotype, functional regulation and clinical correlation of mast cells in human GC microenvironment remain unclear. Herein, we investigate the interplays among mast cells, T cells and tumor cells in the GC microenvironment. We show that mast cells could be recruited to tumor microenvironment.